08-04-2012, 04:59 AM
Yeah, it mostly rains at night and baking by afternoon. Was talking to somebody born and grown up in the Hilo area and they said the weather was returning to "normal", that it had actually been very dry for the past two to three years. And yeah, there doesn't seem to be any definitive way to define the weather climate here. Seems like it is "wait 15 minutes" or "drive 10 miles up the road". The other thing is drive around and notice the vegetation. There are spots toward vacationland that are more arid, probably meaning somewhat less rain but it gets to be baking hot. The other option is take a kamaaina tourist trip to Kona for a few days, it is hardly ever raining there and it is baking hot, with some good high VOG levels.
*Japanese tourist on bus through Pahoa, "Is this still America?*